Friday, April 8, 2016

Beauty Deals and Discounts: Sephora vs. Macy's vs. Belk vs. Nordstrom

If you love higher-end cosmetics deals, it's a good time to be alive! There's a lot to keep track of here, so let me do my best to break it all down for you:

The Sephora VIB sale gives you either 15% off or 10% off sitewide (also in-store and at Sephora inside JCPenney locations), depending on your Beauty Insider status. They have also added the UD x Gwen collection (minus the eyeshadow palette) to their sale page, which means you get your VIB discount on top of the already-reduced prices. Please click here for more info links, and codes. The last day of this promo for Rouge and VIB is 4/13, and 4/12 for BI.

Belk is currently offering 15% off on their entire beauty department + free shipping on all orders and lots of gifts-with-purchase to go along with this discount. This discount is valid now through 4/10 and includes MAC, theBalm, Urban Decay, Dior, Estee Lauder, Clinique, and much more. Please click HERE for more info, tips and the codes.

Macy's isn't running a sitewide sale right now, but the UD x Gwen items that are on sale at Sephora (and also at Ulta) are also on sale at Macy's (thanks so much to several of you for the tips about that!), plus they have added other new items to their sale page (links below). And you get everyday free shipping at Macy's on all beauty orders (no code required). There's no end-date on these deals; when they sell out, that's it.

Please note that if you spend $75+ on any beauty products at Macy's right now, you'll receive a free Mystery Gift. And if you spend $50 on Urban Decay, you'll also receive a free deluxe mascara & eyeliner. These freebies will automatically appear in your cart.

If you're interested in the UD x Gwen stuff, definitely take a look at all of the retailer's deals right now to see which retailer still has the shade(s) you want. Availability of certain shades may vary depending on the retailer.

It's up to you to determine which deals/discounts are best for you, and I know a lot of you have reasons why you love shopping at one retailer over another. I just wanted to put it all out there, to help you figure out what's best for YOU. I hope this helps make things a bit easier!

18 comments

Thanks G! All of these makeup sales are AMAZING, you and your blog are a lifesaver!! Also, I am really loving the mobile text notifications. I was wondering if Urban Decay's limited edition collections are always put on discount towards the end of their run or if this is a new thing they are trying for just for the Gwen collection. Do you think the Summer collection will go to clearance later on as well?

Thank you, thank you, so much G! I was planning on buying a Gwen Stefani UD lipstick at Sephora with my VIB discount but when I saw that Macy's had the same sale, I used my plenti points and only paid 98 cents for the lipstick! Macy's also has free shipping right now! I'm so happy! Thank you for making my day!

I went into my Ulta store last Thursday and they said they are not selling it in stores anymore because it was a Limited Edition thing. You can try Sephora, they have the lip pencil in stock for Ex-Girlfriend :) Hope this helps.